Marko Grujic's dad has told Red Star Belgrade to hold out for a better deal after the Serbian club accepted the Reds' offer.

While Liverpool have yet to confirm the transfer, Red Star general manager Zvezdan Terzic claimed on Monday that Grujic would move to Anfield and wear the number eight shirt vacated by Steven Gerrard.

Red Star, who are suffering serious financial problems, have revealed they have rejected offers from Belgian side Anderlecht and German outfit Stuttgart in favour of the Reds’ £5m approach.

But Grujic's father, Goran, is unhappy that his son is being forced into a swift departure from his boyhood club given Red Star’s desperate financial straits.

“Someone at the club is in a hurry to sell Marko,” he said, speaking to Serbian paper Blic. “They have to be patient. If Red Star win the title, Marko will be worth more than he is today.

“There are far better deals than Liverpool’s, and clubs will wait until the summer. Stuttgart eventually withdrew their offer and will return in May. Liverpool will (in the end) offer more money, just let’s clinch the title with Red Star.

“For Marko there is pressure in the dressing room, because some players are convinced their payments depend exclusively on transfer sales.”

Grujic’s dad is also concerned at how his son will cope moving to the Premier League at a young age, given the experience of other Serbian’s including Liverpool’s Lazar Markovic, who is now on loan at Fenerbahce in Turkey.

“None of our younger (Serbian) players survived in the Premier League,” he added.

“Bojan Djordjic, Milos Veljkovic, Adem Ljajic, Zoran Tosic, Lazar Markovic, Danilo Pantic… Do you need me to continue to list them? None of them had the opportunity to prove themselves.

“The second is the story with (Branislav) Ivanovic and (Nemanja) Vidic. They came as experienced players.

“I know he has the quality to be able to play in England, but it’s not league for him now. “

Writing on their official club website, Red Star said: “In the last 10 days we have received three formal offers for the transfer of our player Marko Grujic: from Anderlecht 2m euros, Stuttgart 5m euros, and from Liverpool received an offer worth 7m euros and 10% of the next transfer.

“All in Red Star sincerely want Marko Grujic to stay for the next 10 years, but the financial situation of our club dictates the adoption of a different decision.